The top Wikipedia searches of 2017 are windows into our nightmares

While 2017 may be in our rearview mirror calendar-wise, it’s still got its claws in us, as evidenced by Wikipedia’s newly released list of the top 50 searches of last year, which offers a few peeks into the darkness of our lives in the 21st Century.

While the list is primarily a mish-mash of searches for entertainment and figures, nothing is as jarring as the top two items on the list, which both remind us that the world is a cold, dark place:

1. Deaths in 2017 (37,387,010 views, peaking on November 20 following the death of Charles Manson)

2. Donald Trump (29,644,764 views, peaking on January 20 due to his inauguration). Read more…

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Source: Mashable | The top Wikipedia searches of 2017 are windows into our nightmares